Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest

4 reviews

petra333's review

dark sad tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

melchncookies's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a really great series. I only wish the phrase “Oh Holy One” wasn’t in every other paragraph. That’s my only thumbs down in the series so far. I question whether the almost sex scenes are actually YA appropriate, but I’m not a parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Addiction and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and War

rini's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Blood, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder